St. Andrew-Windfields is the premium north Toronto estate pocket east of York Mills, threading between York Mills Road and Bayview Avenue and bordering Windfields Park. The housing reads as 1960s-1970s estate originals on deep lots with a substantial current tear-down rebuild cycle producing some of the largest new custom builds in the city. We install frameless shower enclosures, glass railings, and custom mirrors across the neighbourhood, every job backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty.
What St. Andrew-Windfields homes ask of glass
The St. Andrew-Windfields housing stock is among the largest-scale in Toronto. Original 1960s-1970s estates run 3,500 to 6,500 sq ft on lots of 100 to 200 feet wide, two storeys with a finished walkout basement on the ravine-facing lots. The current tear-down cycle produces full custom builds of 7,000 to 12,000 sq ft on the same deep lots, with primary ensuites of 22 to 32 square metres.
Major streets anchoring the neighbourhood include York Mills Road on the south, Bayview Avenue on the east, Old Yonge Street and Owen Boulevard on the west, Bunty Lane and Bayview Wood on the residential interior. Windfields Park sits at the heart of the neighbourhood. The Don River valley defines the topography on the east edge and brings ravine-facing rear-yard glass guard work as a meaningful share of the install pattern.
Frameless shower enclosures in St. Andrew-Windfields
The St. Andrew-Windfields primary ensuite on a tear-down rebuild is a wet zone of 22 to 32 square metres with a defined shower zone of 2.0 to 2.6 metres on the long axis, often with a freestanding tub, back bench, linear drain, and a separate steam room. Frameless shower glass is a four- or five-panel run with custom notches, with 12 mm tempered standard for any fixed panel over 1.1 metres unsupported. Panel heights run 2.4 to 2.7 metres — these are tall installs.
On a renovation of an original 1970s estate, the ensuite is 12 to 18 square metres with a 1.6 to 2.0 metre shower zone, 10 mm to 12 mm tempered. Pricing for St. Andrew-Windfields shower enclosures sits in the premium residential band, with Starphire low-iron as the default specification on rebuild ensuites.
Glass railings in St. Andrew-Windfields
Interior stair railings on the rebuild stock are a substantial category. Open stair runs of 6 to 9 metres connecting two or three storeys, with upper-hall guards adding 6 to 10 metres on the second-floor landing. We base-shoe anchor to the new stringer and sub-floor system, with engineering review on the longest unsupported spans.
Exterior ravine-facing, pool-deck, and rear-terrace guards are the substantial outdoor category. The deep estate lots support extensive rear-yard glass guard work — pool decks, ravine overlooks, second-storey rear terraces, and ground-level rear-yard terraces. Runs of 18 to 35 metres of 12 mm tempered with base-shoe and top-cap detail are common on the larger rebuilds. The ravine-edge wind load runs above standard residential, and engineering review is part of every ravine-facing quote.
Custom mirrors in St. Andrew-Windfields
Vanity mirrors in St. Andrew-Windfields ensuites are wide on the rebuilds — 2.6 to 3.4 metres of continuous mirror across a double-vanity wall. We cut to the wall, polish all edges, and back-mount with adhesive and concealed clips. Concealed LED perimeter strips are standard. Dressing-room, gym, and home-office mirror walls are a regular secondary category, and full-wall mirror partitions in dressing rooms run 3 to 5 metres in length.
Why a recent install in St. Andrew-Windfields matters
A recent install in St. Andrew-Windfields was on a 2024-completed rebuild on Bunty Lane. The primary ensuite was 26 square metres with a 2.4-metre curbless shower zone on the back wall and a separate 1.6 by 1.6 metre steam room enclosure adjacent. The steam room called for a fully sealed enclosure with two fixed panels and an internal-swing access. The challenge was the vapour seal — steam rooms operate at near 100 per cent humidity at 45 degrees C, and the glazing detail needed to seal at the floor, ceiling, and wall junctions without compromising the dry-side spec on the adjacent shower run. We used a continuous silicone bead on all sealed edges of the steam enclosure, kept the dry-side shower run on a standard frameless detail, and the two zones share a single 12 mm low-iron Starphire fixed panel as the dividing wall. Both zones perform to spec, and the dividing panel reads as a single architectural element.
Have a project in St. Andrew-Windfields?
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Areas we also serve nearby
- York Mills — adjacent west
- Bayview Village — north toward Sheppard
- Bayview Woods — north toward Steeles
- Banbury-Don Mills — east across the Don
- Cricket Club — west toward Avenue Road
- Toronto city pillar
- Frameless shower enclosures
- Glass railings
FAQs about glass work in St. Andrew-Windfields
Do you serve St. Andrew-Windfields?
Yes. St. Andrew-Windfields sits inside our core Toronto North service area. We work across the neighbourhood from Old Yonge Street and Owen Boulevard east to Bayview Avenue, and from York Mills Road north toward Highway 401.
How long does a frameless shower take in a St. Andrew-Windfields rebuild?
About three to four weeks from template to install on a premium-spec rebuild ensuite. The variable is the custom notch complexity — built-in benches, niches, steam-room transitions, and freestanding-tub clearances. Fabrication is 10 to 14 business days.
What glass thickness do you recommend for a St. Andrew-Windfields rebuild ensuite?
12 mm tempered is the rebuild standard. Starphire low-iron is the default on rebuild specifications given the regular use of large-format porcelain and light marble finishes.
Can you build a sealed steam-room enclosure in a St. Andrew-Windfields rebuild?
Yes. Steam rooms call for a continuous silicone bead on all sealed edges to handle near 100 per cent humidity at 45 degrees C. We coordinate the dividing panel between the steam room and the adjacent shower run so both zones share a single architectural element while performing to their separate specs.